Women Marched in Antarctica, Too

Women across the globe marched on Saturday to express their dissatisfaction with Donald Trump as president of the United States, and even Antarctica got in on the action with its own March of the Penguins, of sorts.

Paradise Bay, Antarctica was the site of a march organized by 42-year-old Linda Zunas, a data analytics and market research professional from Oakland, California. Zunas said that she didn't want to feel left out of the marches happening elsewhere and hoped they could get some gentoo penguins, native to the area, in on the parade.

"I set it up because I wanted to participate in the Women's March," Zunas told the Independent. "I spent a month after the election mourning the impending damage to the earth that will be done. I felt like I needed to do something to be part of the global movement."

Both men and women participated and they ranged from 24 to 87 years old and hailed from six countries. They made signs for their protest, which Zunas described as "pro-peace, pro-environment" and "non-political."

They carried signs with messages like, "Penguins for peace," "Seals for science," "Cormorants for climate," and "Love from seven continents."

"We are not discussing politics at all," Zunas said, "But you may infer our opinions based on our choice of day and topic."

The marchers had to keep the marching to a minimum, however, to minimize their impact on the fragile environment.

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